Yantai refinery

Also known as:


Yantai is a new refinery being built by Yulong Petrochemical in Shandong province, China.

The refinery is expected to come onstream in 2025.

Refinery configuration

Complexity: 

Major process units:

Atmospheric distillation - 400 kbpd

Condensate splitter   

Vacuum distillation - 250    

Coker 

RCC - 98    

Resid hydrocracker    

Solvent deasphalting    

Visbreaker    

Thermal cracking    

Hydrocracker - 98 kbpd - two units: distillate hydrocracker - 60 kbpd, naphtha hydrocracker - 38 kbpd     

FCC - 53     

Alkylation - 8 kbpd    

Polymerization    

C5/C6 Isomerization   

Reformer - 120 kbpd - Continuous (CCR) unit

Naphtha hydrotreater - 39 kbpd  

FCC gasoline hydrotreater   

Kerosene hydrotreater - 30  kbpd   

Distillate hydrotreater - 70 kbpd   

VGO hydrotreater   

Resid hydrotreater - 144 kbpd   

C4 Isomerization   

Aromatics extraction   

Hydrogen production   

Oxygenates plant   

Base oil plant   

Asphalt plant   

Resid gasifier   

Location


Refinery history

2022 - Construction began

2025 - Expected on stream date